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New Turboprops

Of all the subsegments of the general aviation market, the turboprop field is the only one not experiencing an increase in new development.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

August 30, 2007

Of all the subsegments of the general aviation market, the turboprop field is the only one not experiencing an increase in new development. At airshow after airshow, very light jets, personal single-engine jets, more powerful piston singles and light sport airplanes have seen the greatest amount of activity. Although turboprops are one of the most efficient ways to fly, they are not the shining stars of most product development departments.

The only bright spots in new turboprop designs are Quest’s Kodiak, the only new clean-sheet turboprop recently FAA certified, and projects inspired by the amateur-built airplane community, such as Epic’s sleek Dynasty and Comp Air’s massive Model 12. None of the traditional OEMs– Cessna, EADS Socata, Hawker Beechcraft, Pilatus, Piper or Piaggio–is publicly working on any new turboprop designs. Hawker Beechcraft did announce two new derivative King Air models earlier this year, and Pilatus is near certification of its upgraded PC-12, but for the most part, activities in the turboprop world are fairly static.

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